January 28 in Pop Culture History |
| January 28th is… Blueberry Pancake Day Daisy Day Data Privacy Day Gift of the Ladybug Day Kazoo Day LEGO Day Pop Art Day Thank A Plugin Developer Day |
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1807 – London’s Pall Mall became the first street in any city to be illuminated by gaslight. 1813 – Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice was first published. 1915 – An act of the US Congress created the United States Coast Guard as a branch of the United States Armed Forces. 1934 – The first ski tow rope in the US, built by Robert Royce, was used for the first time in Woodstock, Vermont 1953 – J. Fred Muggs (a chimp) joined NBC’s Today Show 1958 – The Lego Company patented the design of its Lego bricks. 1979 – CBS News Sunday Morning debuts with original host Charles Kuralt. 1986 – Space Shuttle Challenger 10 exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing astronauts Michael J. Smith, Dick Scobee, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka, Gregory Jarvis, Judith Resnik and schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. 1995 – #1 Hit January 28, 1995 – February 24, 1995: TLC – Creep #1 Hit – January 28, 2017 -May 5, 2017: Ed Sheeran – Shape of You |